McConnell makes case to ease donation limit

Senator to urge Supreme Court to reject cap on total individual contributions

11:54 PM,
Oct. 4, 2013

ky 0907 McConnell speaks September 6, 2013 Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell shakes hands after he speaks at the NKY Chamber government forum at the Grand in Covington, Kentucky on Friday, September 6, 2013. The Enquirer/Leigh Taylor

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The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether you have the right to give more than $123,000 of your money to federal candidates and groups in an election cycle or whether the need to protect against political corruption outweighs that right.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell believes the government shouldn't limit how much you can donate - cumulatively - to candidates and groups over a two-year election cycle. He also argues in a court brief that the courts should give more weight to free speech when they review all campaign-contribution limits - a change some fear might lead to the ...